The Utah Jazz do not intend to make Lauri Markkanen available in trade discussions, sources tell ESPN's Tim MacMahon. The Jazz have continued to get younger this offseason by trading John Collins and Collin Sexton while also buying out Jordan Clarkson.

Utah continues to project Markkanen as a key part of their future core after signing him to a five-year, $238 million renegotiate-and-extend contract during the 2024 offseason. The Jazz did listen to trade offers for Markkanen before they finalized an extension.

With the Jazz requiring a massive trade package to Markkanen after he had a disappointing 2024-25 season, it is unlikely any teams would be interested in meeting their asking price when also factoring in the size of his contract.

Markkanen just turned 28 in May and averaged 19.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists last season while posting a True Shooting Percentage of just .571 compared to over .630 each of the previous two seasons. Markkanen was an All-Star in 2023 when he had his breakout season after joining the Jazz as part of the Donovan Mitchell trade.